The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 17
Talhara, Hadrat Zubairra and Usaid bin Hudair™. Hadrat Abu Bakr1 3 said, “O Prophet o f Allah, if you had not asked for our opinion, we would have remained silent” The Holy Prophetsa said: “I feel the same when I give my opinion regarding something about which Divine revela tion has not guided me. ” Hadrat M u‘adhra said that these words of the Holy Prophetsa encouraged the Companions and some of them started offering their suggestions. C onsultation about A dhan During the early years of migration to Medina, there was no proper means for calling the faithful to prayer. The Companions would gather in the mosque for prayer when they thought it was time. After the construction of the Prophet’s Mosque the question as to how Muslims should be summoned for prayer came into limelight. One o f the Companions urged the use o f a trumpet, like the one used by the Jews, while another suggested the bells used by the Christians. But Hadrat ‘Umarra sug gested that someone should be appointed to call people to prayer when it was time. The Holy Prophetsa approved o f this idea and assigned this duty to Hadrat Bilalra. [Sahlh Bukhari, Kitab~ul-Adhan] C onsultations with W omen In his general consultations, the Holy Prophetsa would also invite women to give their opinions along with the men. One such occasion was the Treaty o f Hudaybiyyah. The Companions were so grieved as a result of the Treaty, that when the Holy Prophetsa asked them to re _____________ T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya _____________ 17